Hate Speech and Web Violence:
Federal Bill Looming
The Minister of Canadian Heritage, Steven Guilbeault, foresees the creation of a regulator position in the bill he will introduce later in the spring to counter hateful and threatening speech on the web.
En interview this week, the minister said that he would give this regulator in particular the powers to enforce the law which will provide for five categories of illegal activities on the web, but also to ensure that hate messages are removed at the latest. 24 hours after they were uploaded.
Minister Guilbeault's bill provides for stronger action not only against hate speech, but also against child pornography and the dissemination of intimate images without consent.
However, with regard to disinformation texts or videos, the minister believes that the government does not have
to legislate on the information that circulates.
Minister Guilbeault rejects any accusation that the government seeks to limit freedom of expression by introducing a bill. He says the legislative goal is to ensure that existing laws, such as hate speech, are applied to what is broadcast in virtual mode, as is already the case with what is not. He wants to protect freedom of expression rather than stifle it.
In his view, in the virtual world and the physical world, the security of some Canadians and their freedom of expression are currently at risk. The minister is convinced that racialized Canadians or certain social groups avoid using social media because they are the constant targets of hate speech or threats.
Last Saturday, on his Facebook page, the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, denounced the flood of hateful and threatening messages that regularly follow his publication of comments and he said that this phenomenon had grown in recent years. month.
In recent weeks, a few city politicians have announced that they will not seek a new term in next fall's election in part because they are tired of the insults and threats being made to them on the web. This is notably the case of the mayor of Longueuil, Sylvie Parent, the mayor of Mont-Royal, Philippe Roy, and the mayor of the Verdun borough in Montreal, Jean-François Parenteau.
Philippe Roy is also convinced that the phenomenon of violence on the web keeps good candidates away from politics.
Last January, the Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) launched a campaign reminding that the sharing of ideas and the diversity of points of view must be expressed in respect, tolerance and civility.
En interview this week, the minister said that he would give this regulator in particular the powers to enforce the law which will provide for five categories of illegal activities on the web, but also to ensure that hate messages are removed at the latest. 24 hours after they were uploaded.
Minister Guilbeault's bill provides for stronger action not only against hate speech, but also against child pornography and the dissemination of intimate images without consent.
However, with regard to disinformation texts or videos, the minister believes that the government does not have
to legislate on the information that circulates.
Minister Guilbeault rejects any accusation that the government seeks to limit freedom of expression by introducing a bill. He says the legislative goal is to ensure that existing laws, such as hate speech, are applied to what is broadcast in virtual mode, as is already the case with what is not. He wants to protect freedom of expression rather than stifle it.
In his view, in the virtual world and the physical world, the security of some Canadians and their freedom of expression are currently at risk. The minister is convinced that racialized Canadians or certain social groups avoid using social media because they are the constant targets of hate speech or threats.
Last Saturday, on his Facebook page, the Premier of Quebec, François Legault, denounced the flood of hateful and threatening messages that regularly follow his publication of comments and he said that this phenomenon had grown in recent years. month.
In recent weeks, a few city politicians have announced that they will not seek a new term in next fall's election in part because they are tired of the insults and threats being made to them on the web. This is notably the case of the mayor of Longueuil, Sylvie Parent, the mayor of Mont-Royal, Philippe Roy, and the mayor of the Verdun borough in Montreal, Jean-François Parenteau.
Philippe Roy is also convinced that the phenomenon of violence on the web keeps good candidates away from politics.
Last January, the Union of Quebec Municipalities (UMQ) launched a campaign reminding that the sharing of ideas and the diversity of points of view must be expressed in respect, tolerance and civility.
Morgan lowrie
The Canadian Press
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